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Joan DeVee Dixon on her love of music, her special affinity for this country and her plans for the future
Joan DeVee Dixon, pianist, organist, composer and Professor of Music at
Frostburg State University in Maryland was one of the star performers at
this year’ American Spring music festival organized by the International
Dvorak Society. Joan, five-time recipient of the prestigious Individual
Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council, is a prized musician who
gives concert tours the world over, but despite a packed schedule, she has
returned over and over to the Czech Republic. Earlier this week she came to
the studio to talk about her music, her special affinity for this country
and her plans for the future. Like many famous musicians her love of music
manifested itself at an early age. More
Jablkoň - music that defies categorisation
In 1977, a mailman, a math analyst and an actor got together to make some
rather strange and wonderful music. Jablkoň, as they called the band,
started off playing gigs in places around Prague that didn’t insist on
specific genres. As you’ll hear in today’s Sunday Music Show,
Jablkoň’s music rather defies easy explanation; a brand of distinctive
folk blended with jazz, rock and more that’s often called world music.
Except when it isn’t… More
Broadway musical Once, featuring score by Hansard/Irglová, wins eight Tony Awards
The Broadway production of Once, a musical based on the successful 2006
film of the same name starring Irish and Czech musicians Glen Hansard and
Markéta Irglová, walked away the big winner at this year’s Tony Awards.
The production clinched a total of eight awards including Best Direction of
a Play and Best Musical. More
Sunday Music Show - the beer edition
In this edition of the Sunday Music show, with beergarden season in full
swing, we bring you the best Czech songs about beer. More
Songs about Prague from around the world
In this edition of our Sunday Music Show, we’ll hear songs inspired by
the Czech capital, its beauty, its people and some of the events that took
place there. Throughout the centuries, many writers, painters and other
artists have been captured by the city’s charm but in our show today, we
will listen to songs by foreign artists including Nick Cave, British Sea
Power, Slayer, Joaquin Sabina, Vladimir Troshin, and others. More
World Roma festival begins in Prague
They call it the biggest Roma culture festival in the world, and it’s
back in Prague for the 14th year. The Khamoro, or World Roma Festival,
means nine days of some of the best gypsy bands from all corners of Europe,
but also a wide array of cultural and sociological events all aimed at
promoting unity and understanding. More
50 years of Olympic
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the vanguard rock n’ roll band
Olympic, and this month the 70th birthday of its founder Petr Janda. Even
in the late sixties music critics noted the tremendous impact that Olympic
had on Czech pop, or big beat, but probably no one would have guessed that
the band would still be playing in the 21st century, or that their Janda
would still be on the stage in front of faithful audiences 50 years on. More
2011 Singer of the Year Tomáš Klus
Our guest on this week’s Sunday Music show is singer and songwriter
Tomáš Klus winner of the Singer of the year and Album of the year at the
2011 Andel Awards. Tomáš Klus has best captured the present mood of the
Czech nation. In his 2011 hit song "Pánu bohu do oken" he sings
about the rotten world of Czech politics asking God what Czechs have done
to deserve this. More
American piano virtuoso Stephen Beus: I do not remember a time when I did not want to be a pianist.
American pianist Stephen Beus is one of the star performers at the American
spring music festival currently underway in the Czech Republic. The
internationally acclaimed musician, who performs with renowned orchestras
and gives solo recitals the world over, has been described as a strikingly
original, confident and gifted player with a rock-solid technique. On what
is his second recital tour in the Czech Republic he visited Radio
Prague’s studio and talked about the joy he derives from music, the
inspiration he draws from it and the secret behind his ability to captivate
an audience. More
Jazz legend Laco Deczi
In this edition of the Sunday Music Show: conversation with, as well as new
music from, jazz legend Laco Dezci. More
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